Final Four ratings highest in seven years

CBS reported a 9.0 fast-national household rating for Saturday night’s two Final Four games (Kentucky-Louisville, Kansas-Ohio State) of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the highest since a 10.5 in 2005 (Illinois-Louisville, North Carolina-Michigan State).

The rating was up 1 percent from last year’s 8.9 (Butler-Virginia Commonwealth, Connecticut-Kentucky).

Kentucky’s victory over Louisville in the opening game had an average rating of 8.4. The second game, which featured Kansas’ last-minute victory, generated a 9.6